Among students who experienced antisemitism, AJC’s data shows that 60% avoided wearing or displaying things that would identify them as Jewish. That is not a statistic about protest culture. That is students hiding who they are.

Across parts of the political spectrum, conspiracy theories about Jewish influence in American foreign policy have resurfaced. Commentators and influencers speak loosely about a “Zionist war machine” or suggest that American policy toward Iran is dictated by Israel or Jewish Americans.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, was joined by 22 faith-based and cultural organizations in urging the leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives to take meaningful action to protect religious communities and institutions across the country.

American Jewish Committee, the American Sephardi Federation, and Association Mimouna, with additional support from the Claims Conference, welcomed educators from six Arab countries and Israel to rethink how the Holocaust and other genocides are taught across the Middle East and North Africa.